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A Developer's Guide to Languages Designed Specifically for WebAssembly
July 7, 2025

Discover a curated list of programming languages built from the ground up for WebAssembly. Explore options from C-like and TypeScript-like syntaxes to key considerations like compiler embeddability and performance.

Webassembly Programming Languages Compilers Embeddable Compiler Zig Low-Level Programming Retro-Computing Assemblyscript Language Design Toolchain
Giants of Code: Exploring Favorite Historical Figures in Computer Science
June 24, 2025

Discover the most admired historical figures in computer science, from Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing to Donald Knuth and Lynn Conway, and the reasons for their enduring legacies.

Computer Science History Computing Pioneers Algorithms Programming Languages Information Theory Hardware Design Cybernetics Software Simplicity Foundational Theories Visionary Thinking
Language Choice in CS vs. Linguistics: Is One Overplayed and the Other Underplayed?
June 9, 2025

A Hacker News discussion explores whether computer science downplays programming language choice while linguistics overplays natural language choice, concluding both are significant in their respective domains.

Computer Science Linguistics Programming Languages Natural Languages Language Choice Turing Completeness Linguistic Relativity Efficiency Real-World Applicability Comparative Analysis